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Billion-dollar Wacol development stopped

Queensland's Planning and Environment Court has knocked back a proposed $1.5 billion retail development on the old Wacol Army site in Brisbane's south-west.

Metroplex had taken the Brisbane City Council to court, arguing there had been protracted delays in the assessment of its development application.

The court today rejected that application.

Ipswich City Council chairman of planning Paul Tully has opposed the massive development for three years and says there are other locations which could be more suitable.

"The south-east Queensland Regional Plan has identified a number of centres in Brisbane's southern and western suburbs and across Ipswich, where this development is more appropriately located," he said.